Lawsuit Alleges Motion Picture Association of America hired hacker to hack site

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05-25-2006, 10:31 AM,

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Lawsuit Alleges Motion Picture Association of America hired hacker to hack site

Quote: The Motion Picture Association of America hired a hacker to steal information from a company that the MPAA has accused of helping copyright violators, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

The lawsuit , filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California by Torrentspy.com parent Valence Media, doesn't identify the man the company says was approached by an MPAA executive. But the suit calls the man a former associate of one of the plaintiffs who was asked to retrieve private information on Torrentspy.com, a search engine that directs users to download links.

Among Torrentspy's claims are that the man who the MPAA allegedly paid $15,000 to steal e-mail correspondence and trade secrets has admitted his role in the plot...

full article: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6076665.html
full copy of lawsuit: http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.techfirm.com%2Fts-mpaa.pdf&siteId=22&oId=2100-9588-6076665&ontId=9588&lop=nl.ex

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